Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-24
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CL0TURE WITH A VENGEANCE.
The Gag Applied Again and Again.
STILL SHOOTING AT THE CZAR.
Baptists Gathering at Minneapolis.
STILL SHOOTING AT THE CzAR.
GAG.LAw FOUR TINES APPLIED
Ihe second Clause of the Crtmes ustIl
Forced Through the House In a High
Handed Mauner-BiIlon and Hgeaiy
Ftcrce1y Assai1 the Government.

ffcrCety Assau the Govern ument.
Special Cable Dispatch 20 The EVENING STAR
LONDON, May 24.-The house OF commons rose ae
O'Clock this morning after an animated sittlngof
eleven hours, during which, by the use OF closure
four times In rapid succession, the government
passed the second clause OF the crimes bill The
ministers consented however, 20 drop the clause
relating TO the whiteboy acts and % free the Irish
press from some OF the terrors originally threat
ened. Early in the evening an excited member
exclaimed, "You are cloturtng us in order 20 Sc
cure awhitsuntide holiday" The remark was noe
far from the truth. Every one is.surprised at the
progress made. As late as midnight Morley de-
,s ~ mas MAS y 20 larry tne
Smith become that Imaginative people are begin
ming TO idealize him as bourgeois Bismarck. At
q quarter past 2, after twenty-five amendments
had been stiied by the application OF closure, the
second clause was passed. Twice discussion oc-
CURED which excited great amount OF feeling.
DILLON PATHETIcALLy DESCRIBED
how for the sake OF his ill-clad halI-starved wife
and children, wretched peasant win at night
open 10 them the cabin from which they have just
been evicted, In order that they may be saved
from the severity and inclemency OF the weather,
even II, as often happens, he himself slept on the
bleak hillside. With extraordinary passion he
declaimed against the provision which would send
aar SIN who haS nr ne
observation OF the Irish attorney-general as dis
graceful, exclaimed, In the course OF DIllons
speech:
"a DAMNED lot OF kssAssISs"
TO cries OF "name he retorted, name away.s
The chairman wisely closed his ears. Following
Dillon, Healy almost lost his voice IN She express
sion CT his Indignation at the step proposed After
addressing to the tories Immediately facing him
the observation, ''If you approve this clause, I
trust, when In the last day you appeal for Gods
mercy, you may not lind IT," he broke down with
sob and sank into his seat amid the silence of
the house. Much indignation is aroused by the re
fuSal OF the government TO postpone consideration
or the NTH sub section. vitally affecting the press
TO which Sir Charles Russell had an amendment
OF the greatest Importance, because of his acci-
dental absence.
DR. TANNER CAUSES A SCENE.
Other scenes were provoked by the conduct Of
DR.. Tanner, OF the Parnellite party. Sir Trevor
Lawrence complained that Tanner called him
Damned cow ard" The chairman said he hoped
the honorable member would either dlsavow
or withdraw the words. Tanner who was seated
one OF the cross benches the ministerial SIDE
replied as usual, that he had been mlsquoted.
This observation OF course evoked general laugh
Thehonorable baronet had accused him OF saying he
was a damned coward, but what he really did
say was that the "whoe pack, indicating with a
wave OF his hand the ministerial side, were
damned towards" III IL were in order he would
say IL again. but as the chairman wished him 10
withdraw the language he would do so. There
were half dozen disgraceful episodes Ike this.